Feeder Cattle Prices Higher
Across Nation Again Last Week

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. —(USDA)— Feeder cattle prices, both calves and yearlings, sold steady to $2 higher last week with some calves posting advances of $3-4.

Implications of substantially lower feed costs than in recent months seemed to catch hold as buyers pushed prices for feeders sharply higher to secure needed numbers. Offerings again vastly outpaced the same week last year for the fourth consecutive week.

Fed cattle prices moved $1-2 higher with Kansas and Texas at $72, Iowa and Illinois up to $73, and Nebraska up to $74.

Boxed beef trade moved sharply higher to gain slightly more than $3 for the week. Wheat pastures continued to progress nicely in most areas, but many dryland oat pastures in South Texas are in trouble and in dire need of moisture.

Yearlings weighing over 600 pounds made up approximately 33 percent of the week's run.

Some trading:

Texas Panhandle and Western Oklahoma: steers, medium and large No. 1 650-700 lbs. $61.50-66, 700-800 lbs. $59.50-66; few 550 lbs. delivered $64, 600-700 lbs. $60-67.75, 700-800 lbs. $63.75-67.85, 800-850 lbs. $61.50-66; 700-800 lbs. delivered for December and January, $64-68, 700-800 lbs. for February and March $64.75-67.25, 750-800 lbs. for April and May $64.50-67.50; heifers, medium and large No. 1 650-725 lbs. $56.50-58; 575 lbs. delivered $58, 600-700 lbs. $58-62.25, 700-775 lbs. $59.50-63.75, load 800 lbs. $60.60; 600-750 lbs. delivered for December and January $60.75-65, 700-750 lbs. for February and March $60.75-63.75, 715 lbs. for April and May $58.

Oklahoma: steers, medium and large No. 1 550 lbs. $61, bull calves $57, 725-775 lbs. $62.50-65, 800-825 lbs. $62.50-63; 800-825 lbs. for December and January delivery $64-65; 800 lbs. delivered for February $62.50, 750-800 lbs. for March and May $62.50-64.50; heifers, 650 lbs. delivered for February and March $57, 700 lbs. $60.

Colorado: steers, medium and large No. 1 couple loads 500 lbs. $65, 550-585 lbs. $64-65, 600-640 lbs. $62.50-64; 850 lbs. delivered $61.75-62.80; string 825 lbs. delivered for January delivery $66, for February $61.75, 600-700 lbs. $56-61.75, 700-800 lbs. $58.75-64.75, 800-900 lbs. $56.50-61; auction, 300-400 lbs. $69-80.50, mostly $72.50-78.50, 400-500 lbs. $64.50-74, bulk $66-71.50, 500-600 lbs. $60.50-69.75, mostly $63-67.50, 600-700 lbs. $62-67, 700-800 lbs. $61.75-66, 800-900 lbs. $62.50-65.86, few 900-980 lbs. $60.80-63.25; heifers, 585-625 lbs. $55-58; 490-530 lbs. delivered $57-60, few loads 775 lbs. $61.50, 800-850 lbs. $58-62.75; 775 lbs. for February delivery $60.50, 725 lbs. delivered for January $61.50-64; auction, 300-400 lbs. $55-65.50, mostly $58.50-63, 400-500 lbs. $55.50-61, 500-600 lbs. $55-61.75, 600-700 lbs. $56-61.75, 700-800 lbs. $58.75-64.75, 800-900 lbs. $56.50-61.

Nebraska: steers, medium and large No. 1 400-500 lbs. $68-75, 500-600 lbs. $64-69, 600-700 lbs. $63-68, 700-800 lbs. $62-68, 800-900 lbs. $64-69, 900-1000 lbs. $62-67; 700 lbs. for January delivery $65.50; heifers, 400-500 lbs. $57-65, 500-600 lbs. $56-63, 600-700 lbs. $58-65, 700-800 lbs. $60-65, 800-900 lbs. $59-64; 700 lbs. for January delivery $62.50.

South Dakota: steers, medium and large No. 1 500-600 lbs. $62.50-66.50, 700-750 lbs. $60.25-63.50, 800-900 lbs. $61-64; heifers, string 525 lbs. $61.50, 800-900 lbs. $59-64, 900-950 lbs. $60-62.50.

Wyoming, Western Nebraska, Western North and South Dakota: steers, medium and large No. 1 load 725 lbs. $64.85; 480-625 lbs. delivered $65-68.25, 775 lbs. $61.50, others from western North Dakota 500-650 lbs. $62-65; auction, 300-400 lbs. $68-80.50, mostly $75.75-80.59, 400-450 lbs. $68.75-74, blacks 410-460 lbs. $74.25-78.50, 450-500 lbs. $63.70-71, mostly $68.25-75.50, 500-600 lbs. $60.50-70.50, mostly $66-70.50, blacks 500-525 lbs. $72-73.60, 600-700 lbs. $59.50-68.35, mostly $63.25-68.35, 700-800 lbs. $61.25-68.35, 800-900 lbs. $62.50-67.25, 900-965 lbs. $60.85-65; heifers, 700 lbs. $61.50, others from western North Dakota 475-550 lbs. $55-58; 490-580 lbs. delivered $56.50-62, 700 lbs. $58.25; auction, 300-400 lbs. $56.75-67.75, mostly $61-67.75, 400-500 lbs. $55.50-63, mostly $57.75-63, blacks 400-500 lbs. $65-68, 500-600 lbs. $55-63.75, mostly $57.50-63.75, 600-700 lbs. $57-63.50,700-800 lbs. $58-66.30, mostly $61.75-66.30, 800-900 lbs. $56-66, mostly $62.50-66.60, 900-970 lbs. $57.50-62.50.

Montana: steers, medium and large No. 1 575-585 lbs. $64-65, 600-625 lbs. $62-63, 650-675 lbs. $62-63; 775 lbs. for February delivery $66.70; auction, 300-350 lbs. $64.50-70, 350-400 lbs. $64.50-69.75, 400-450 lbs. $63.50-70, 450-500 lbs. $63-69, full $57.50-61.50, 500-550 lbs. $61.75-70, full $58.75-61.50, 550-600 lbs. $60.25-65.75, 600-650 lbs. $61-64.50, 650-700 lbs. $62.25-64.50, 700-750 lbs. $61-65.50, 750-800 lbs. $61-64, 800-850 lbs. $62.25-66.50, 850-900 lbs. $61-62; heifers, 550-600 lbs. $57-58, 600-625 lbs. $57-58; auction, 300-350 lbs. $55-59.50, full $52, 350-400 lbs. $53-59.75, 400-500 lbs. $53.25-59.50, 450-500 lbs. $54-59.50, 500-550 lbs. $53-58.75, replacements $59-60.75, 550-600 lbs. $52.50-59, 600-650 lbs. $54-58, 650-700 lbs. $53-60, 700-750 lbs. $55.50, replacements $61.50-63, 750-800 lbs. replacements $62-63.

Washington, Oregon and Idaho: steers, medium and large No. 1 400-450 lbs. $68, 550-600 lbs. $58-62,600-650 lbs. $58, 700-800 lbs. $58-60, 800-850 lbs. $58-59.50, few $61, 925 lbs. $58; auction, 350-400 lbs. $63, 400-500 lbs. $59.50-64, 500-600 lbs. $57.50-61, 600-700 lbs. $58.50-62, 700-800 lbs. $56.50-62, 800-850 lbs. $57.75, 900-950 lbs. $56; heifers, 350-400 lbs. $51-51.50, 400-500 lbs. $52.50-56, 500-600 lbs. $53-58, 550-600 lbs. 800-850 lbs. $56-57; auction, 350-400 lbs. $50-55.50, 400-500 lbs. $50-56, 500-600 lbs. $49.50-55, 600-700 lbs. $52-56, 750-800 lbs. $53.75.

Arkansas: auction, steers, medium and large No. 1 300-350 lbs. $64-71, 350-400 lbs. $63-70, 400-450 lbs. $61-67, 450-500 lbs. $60-66, 500-550 lbs. $58-64, 550-600 lbs. $58-64, 600-700 lbs. $57-63, 700-800 lbs. $57-63; heifers, 300-350 lbs. $51-56, 350-400 lbs. $50-55, 400-450 lbs. $50-55, 450-500 lbs. $50-55, 500-600 lbs. $51-56, 600-700 lbs. $52-57, 700-800 lbs. $53-58.

Kentucky: auction, steers, medium and large No. 1 200-300 lbs. $55-63, 300-400 lbs. $57-65, some $66-69.50, 400-500 lbs. $54-62, some $63-67, 500-600 lbs. $54-62, some $63-66.50, 600-700 lbs. $53-61, few $61.50-64, 700-800 lbs. $54-62, some $63-64.90, 800-900 lbs. $54-61.80, some $62-62.70; large No. 2 Holsteins, 300-400 lbs. $28-36, 400-500 lbs. $30-36, 500-600 lbs. $34-42, 600-700 lbs. $34-42.10, 700-900 lbs. $33-41.25, some $42-43.75; heifers, 200-300 lbs. $43-50.50, 300-400 lbs. $43-52, 400-500 lbs. $43-52, some $53-54.75, 500-600 lbs. $45-54, some $55-57.25, 600-700 lbs. $45-54, few $55-56.75, 700-800 lbs. $47-56.

Tennessee: auction, steers, medium and large No. 1 300-350 lbs. $60-68, 350-400 lbs. $58-67, 400-450 lbs. $55-65, 450-500 lbs. $54-63, 500-600 lbs. $53-62, 600-700 lbs. $52-60, 700-800 lbs. $55-60; heifers, 300-400 lbs. $45-53, 400-500 lbs. $44-54, 500-600 lbs. $45-53.50, 600-700 lbs. $45-54, 700-800 lbs. $48-54.

Southeastern complex: auction, steers, medium and large No. 1 200-250 lbs. $67-77, 250-300 lbs. $61-71, 300-350 lbs. $62-71, 350-400 lbs. $58-68, 400-450 lbs. $57-67, 450-500 lbs. $54-63, 500-550 lbs. $52-62, 550-600 lbs. $50-60, 600-700 lbs. $50-58, 700-800 lbs. $49-57; heifers, 200-250 lbs. $50-60, 250-300 lbs. $48-56, 300-350 lbs. $46-56, 350-400 lbs. $45-54, 400-500 lbs. $45-54, 500-600 lbs. $44-53, 600-700 lbs. $45-55.